CMR359 Virtual Instrumentation Syllabus:
CMR359 Virtual Instrumentation Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To introduce virtual instrumentation concepts and applications.
2. To train to program virtual instrumentation software for biomedical applications
3. To understand the data acquisition and control in VI
4. To obtain the knowledge in instrument interfaces
5. To analyze the applications of VI in Bio Medical Engineering
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
History of Virtual Instrumentation (VI), advantages, block diagram and architecture of a virtual instrument, Programming paradigms – Virtual Instrumentation – Lab VIEW software – Lab VIEW basics – Lab VIEW environment.
UNIT – II VI USING LABVIEW
Creating, Editing and debugging a VI in Lab VIEW – Creating a sub VI – Loops and charts – Case and sequence structures – File I/O – VI customization.
UNIT – III DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL IN VI
Plug-in DAQ boards – Organization of the DAQ VI System – Performing analog input and analog output – Scanning multiple analog channels – Driving the digital I/Os – Buffered data acquisition – Simple problems
UNIT – IV INSTRUMENT INTERFACES
Current loop, RS 232C/RS 485, GPIB, System basics, Interface basics: USB, PCMCIA, networking basics for office & industrial application VISA & IVI, image acquisition & processing, Motion Control. ADC, DAC, DIO, DMM, waveform generator.
UNIT – V APPLICATION OF VI IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Design of virtual applications for Electrocardiography (ECG), Electromyography (EMG), Air Flow and Lung Volume, Heart Rate variability analysis, Noninvasive Blood Pressure Measurement, Biofeedback, Virtual Reality & 3D graphical modeling, Virtual Prototyping.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES
At the end of the course students able to
CO1: To comprehend and appreciate the significance and role of this course in the present contemporary world.
CO2: Identify salient traits of a virtual instrument.
CO3: Understand the use of VI for data acquisition.
CO4: Experiment, analyze and document different types of interfaces.
CO5: Apply the virtual instrumentation technologies for medical applications
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Gary Johnson, “LABVIEW Graphical Programming”, McGraw Hill, 4th edition, 2006.
2. Lisa K. Wells and Jeffrey Travis, “LABVIEW for Everyone”, PHI, 1997.
3. Skolkoff, “Basic concepts of LABVIEW 4”, PHI, 1998.
4. Jerome, Jovitha, “Virtual Instrumentation and LABVIEW”, PHI Learning, New Delhi, 1st Edition, 2010.
5. Sanjay Gupta and Joseph John, “Virtual Instrumentation using Lab VIEW”, Tata Mc Graw – Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1st Edition, 2010.
REFERENCES:
1. Kevin James, “PC Interfacing and Data Acquisition: Techniques for Measurement, Instrumentation and Control”, Newnes, 2003.
2. S. Gupta, J.P. Gupta, “PC Interfacing for Data Acquisition and Process Control”, ISA, 2nd Edition, 1994.
3. Technical Manuals for DAS Modules of Advantech and National Instruments.
4. Jon B. Olansen, Eric Rosow, “Virtual Bio-Instrumentation: Biomedical, Clinical, and Healthcare Applications in Lab VIEW” Pearson Education, 2001.